Treatment of genital herpes during pregnancy Genital herpes during pregnancy - is it dangerous?   It appointed individually and depends on many factors. Primarily, it depends on whether this genital herpes in women is a primary or recurrent disease, which it is caught before pregnancy.

Do I need to treat genital herpes during pregnancy

Dangerous for a pregnant woman and the fetus is not relapsing, and primary genital herpes, which requires specific tactics of pregnancy and its treatment. If the primary genital herpes is detected in the first trimester (12 weeks), the woman is usually recommended to terminate the pregnancy - is too great a risk of development of various malformations in the baby.

At a later date we treat pregnant women, the purpose of which - the suppression of viable virus, reducing the severity of symptoms or their disappearance, reducing the number of relapses, the prevention of infection of the fetus and newborn.

In recurrent genital herpes, which arose before pregnancy, are also held courses of treatment, since it is impossible to completely eliminate virus from entering through the placenta to the fetus. In this case, you should consider the fact that during pregnancy there is a physiological depression of immunity, which increases the risk of infection of the fetus and the development of intrauterine infection.

Treatment of genital herpes antiviral agents

The use of antiviral drugs during pregnancy is possible only when the intended benefits to the mother outweighs the potential risk of complications for the fetus. For the treatment of pregnant women is most commonly used antiviral drug acyclovir. It is believed that it does not have teratogenic effects on the fetus (ie, does not cause malformations) and has no significant side effects.

Side effects of acyclovir during its ingestion include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, various skin rash, headache, dizziness, lethargy, weakness, sleep disturbances Dreams: how to understand our dreams , Decreased performance and concentration, hallucinations, fever, hair loss, transient disturbances of liver and kidney function, reduction of cellular elements (erythrocytes and leukocytes) in the blood.

Sometimes the treatment of pregnant women prescribed the antiviral drug such as valacyclovir. But its impact on a woman's body is even less studied than that of acyclovir. However, laboratory research and experience in the application of this drug for the treatment of pregnant women did not reveal his teratogenic properties.

For topical treatment of genital herpes are widely used antiviral ointments and creams - acyclovir Acyclovir - as it is safe? , Zovirax Zovirax - time-proven antiviral drug , Viru-Merz gel serol and so on. They practically do not get into the bloodstream and have no overall impact on the body of the pregnant woman and the fetus. To speed up the healing of skin and mucous membranes of the genitals pregnant women used sea buckthorn oil and rosehip oil.

Appointment of pregnant women with recurrent genital herpes treatment acyclovir month before birth can prevent relapse. This in turn will allow for delivery is a natural way, without the need for cesarean section.

Treatment of genital herpes immunomodulators

The structure of a conventional complex treatment of genital herpes certainly include drugs with immunomodulatory effects.

But during pregnancy immunomodulators apply undesirable since their effects on the mother and the child is not fully understood, particularly long-term effects of these drugs on the body of the child. It is not necessary to use any of the vaccine, gamma globulin, and so on.

Application immunostimuljatorov plant (Eleutherococcus, ginseng, Rhodiola rosea, etc.) are also questionable - in the pharmacy instructions to these drugs in pregnancy is indicated list of contraindications.

When shown a cesarean section

Cesarean delivery is recommended if there is a risk of infection during the passage of the baby through the birth canal of the mother. In order to determine how big this risk, four weeks before the birth the woman examined and if mucosal herpes virus is detected, a course of antiviral treatment.

If the threat of infection persists, the delivery was performed by caesarean section.

Any treatment of a pregnant woman can be carried out only as directed her physician.

Galina Romanenko

One of the most pressing problems during pregnancy are inflammatory diseases of the kidney and urinary tract infections that often accompany the entire pregnancy. And as for pregnant women it can be administered, not all anti-inflammatory drugs, then come to the aid of drugs of plant origin, for example, N. kanefron

Why during pregnancy often develop infections of the kidneys and urinary tract

The reasons for this are two. The first reason - the increase in the female sex hormone progesterone Progesterone - norm and pathology Which suppresses contraction of uterine smooth muscle. But the innervation of the pelvic and abdominal cavity is uniform, so both are locked muscle contractions of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and urinary tract. This creates prerequisites for the stagnation of urine.

The second reason is that during pregnancy reduced immunity. This is necessary to maintain the pregnancy as a fertilized egg can be seen by the body as a foreign body (antigen), which means that the body will try to get rid of this antigen. Reduced immunological background to avoid such complications, but it increases the risk of infections.

The combination of stagnant urine with reduced immunity are often the cause of cystitis and pyelonephritis pregnant - this is one of the most common inflammatory diseases in pregnancy.

How does kanefron H during pregnancy

Kanefron H - is a vegetable combination drug (it is composed of lovage root, centaury herb leaves and rosemary) to treat infections of the urinary tract, which is available in pills and a water-alcohol solution in bottles of German pharmaceutical company Bionorica GmbH.

Kanefron H has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic (relaxes smooth muscles of the urinary tract) and a diuretic effect and contributes to the expansion of blood vessels, which improves blood flow and the state of the urinary system.

Under the influence of the H kanefron increasing the allocation of uric acid salts Uric acid - a normal level? It increases the pH of the urine - this is the prevention of the formation of stones in the urinary tract. Rosmarinic acid inhibits the release of mediators (bioactive substances) inflammation that contributes to the removal of inflammation. All three are part of kanefron H component have sufficiently broad spectrum antibacterial action.

All these features allow you to apply kanefron Kanefron - indispensable for kidney disease   H in the form of self-therapy for urinary tract infections, and in combination with other antibacterial drugs, whose action is influenced kanefron N amplified and extended (potentiated).

Another urgent problem during pregnancy is preeclampsia or toxemia of late, which is caused by the disruption of small blood vessels. One of the manifestations of preeclampsia - a loss of protein in the urine, which is extremely negative impact on the pregnant woman and the fetus. In this case kanefron H can also help, as it has a positive effect on the functioning of the kidneys, which leads to a reduction in the loss of protein in the urine (proteinuria). Of course, in gestosis kanefron H can not be the only drug he was appointed as part of combination therapy.

If a woman and pregnancy to hurt pyelonephritis Pyelonephritis - kidney disease , Kanefron H is assigned to it for the prevention of exacerbations. Kanefron H - is a herbal drug that acts rather slowly and gently, so it is prescribed for long periods, sometimes up to six months. However, the dose and duration of receiving this drug may appoint a doctor. If necessary, repeat the treatment several times during the pregnancy.

The treatment kanefron H in pregnant women with pyelonephritis gestosis and improves the general condition, reduces pain in the lumbar region, lower limb edema, and laboratory parameters (signs of inflammation and protein in the urine).

Kanefron H is well tolerated and usually no side effects. One possible side effect of its use may be allergic reactions. Every woman may manifest itself in its own way - in a variety of rashes, swelling and even bronchospasm. If kanefron H allergy, then take it in any case impossible.

Contraindications kanefron H is only idiosyncrasy of the drug. No cases of overdose of the drug were found.

Kanefron H - is a drug that is almost always given to pregnant women to prevent and treat urinary tract infections.

Galina Romanenko